Something For The Longing: Scottish Independent [CD], Something For The Longing: Scottish Independent, CD

3CDs Compiled By Celebrated Author And Director Grant McPhee (Postcard From Scotland, Teenage Superstars, Etc). Tracing The Evolution Of The Scottish Indie Scene, From The Mid-80s Exploits Of The C86 Scene, Through Belshill And Into The Late 1990s Via Chemikal Underground And Fife's Diy Movement. Packed With Household Names, Essential Cuts, Underground Legends, Lesser-Known Indie Gems And Four Previously Unreleased Tracks. Complete With Archival Imagery, Band Biographies And Grant McPhee's Insightful First-Hand Account. Following it's blossoming in the post-punk era, by the mid-80s, the Scottish indie scene had become a sprawling, glorious network of bands, fanzines, club nights and record shops. When the NME issued it's now-mythic 'C86' cassette in 1986, Scottish music featured heavily, setting the tone for a couple of decades of brilliant and eclectic music. From the noise-pop of The Jesus And Mary Chain and the effortless retro cool of Primal Scream, through the kawaii stylings of Bis and the sophisticated pop of Belle And Sebastian, to the dour post rock of Arab Strap and the melting pot eclecticism of The Beta Band, 'Something For The Longing' pulls together a snapshot of that time and place. Compiled chronologically, this is a story whose narrative takes in familiar faces, mythical scenesters, bona fide rock gods, singularly minded labels and, above all, the inventive musical exploits of a nation punching well above it's weight. Complete with a sleevenote essay and band biographies by curator Grant McPhee, archival imagery and a handful of unreleased recordings provided especially by the artists, 'Something For The Longing' is a must-hear for fans and collectors of the '80s and '90s indie scenes, anybody who was there and then, and the Caledophile in your life.